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    Turkey Fryer Modification Question

    My wife got me a 24" Paella Pan for Christmas this year. The other night in trying it out I realized I don't have a great setup to use it. My gas stove doesn't heat it enough, my grill is too small to close the lid, and my turkey fryer only heats the 12" center scorching it, while not cooking...
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    Weston 2100 Vac Sealer Gasket Question

    I never leave it open. It stays in my garage and I’ve always figured dust would get into the vacuum chamber so I keep it closed. Thanks for the comment, maybe that’s part of it?
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    Weston 2100 Vac Sealer Gasket Question

    I tried that right away because I used to do that with my food saver as well. I was wondering about petroleum jelly or something along those lines. Just being frugal
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    Weston 2100 Vac Sealer Gasket Question

    I’ve had my 2100 for about 18 months and it gets used weekly but not extensively. The gasket seems to have stopped sealing or something because the pump runs and won’t seal without constant downward pressure on the lid. It doesn’t seem like this should have failed already to me but it has. Is...
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    Question about seasoning steak

    Thanks for the replies! I am going to just use the rub a day in advance and right onto the grill like y'all suggest. Maybe pat off any water that is still on the surface and call it good.
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    Question about seasoning steak

    I want to up my game when cooking steak. I rarely buy beef, but my wife wants NY Strips for Christmas Eve this year so I am going for it. I have always just used Szeged steak rub and put it right on the heat but I've been reading about dry brining wit kosher salt, rinsing, patting dry and then...
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    Brining a frozen 8% solution turkey?

    I will do this. Maybe dilute the brine down
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    Brining a frozen 8% solution turkey?

    I just mixed up fantastic smelling Jamaican jerk brine for my turkey. Going to spatchcock and smoke for thanksgiving. I got out the turkey and had a realization that it had already been injected with 8% solution. I feel like if I brine it I’ll make it much too salty, am I correct? What options...
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    Excellent customer service at ThermoPro

    I had a similar experience. Just now contacted them and told them that my TP-08 wasn't giving me accurate readings, but that it was 2 years old. I asked them if that was basically the lifespan of the product and if so, that was ok because of how well it had worked those two years and the...
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    Pork/venison IT for uncured brats?

    I’m going to try the poaching method of the brats at 165 degree water bath. What IT am I looking to get to with these uncurled brats? 152 still or is it 160? I’d prefer the lowest possible since I have cheddar in the mix. (I don’t have sous vide and am using a large turkey toaster? Any advice...
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    **Advice needed ** Pre-cooking Brats before freezing

    Thanks for all the advice! CrazyCajun, what temp water do you poach them at? I like the idea of not changing the flavor, I fear the smoke will overpower the cheddar flavor in them. I use a smoke vault gas smoker, so I suppose alternately I could just hang them in there without smoke the...
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    **Advice needed ** Pre-cooking Brats before freezing

    5lbs meat 31 grams kosher salt etc.... I have been making fresh brats with cheddar and peppers for a few years now out of pork butt, venison, and pork fat and they are really outstanding. The issue is that when other people (will leave this unnamed for my own protection ;-) ) cook them, they...
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    Need Advice: Can't find NFDM

    Sausage maker has a pound of it for $26 + shipping but I don’t need nearly that much. I usually just use a few packets of nfdm from the grocery store for $4
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    Need Advice: Can't find NFDM

    It's so dumb, they're dumping millions of gallons of milk down the drain and people are buying powdered milk....
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    Need Advice: Can't find NFDM

    I always use heavy cream rather than water, and mix the NFDM into the cream with the spices before adding to meat...
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    Need Advice: Can't find NFDM

    I have checked 4 local grocery stores for the last 2 weeks and can't get ahold of NFDM locally. I'm making brats and always have used NFDM to help hold some fat in since they're half venison half pork. I've never tried it without the NFDM and frankly the brats are so dang good that I don't...
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    Help choosing the right meat slicer?!?!

    I was referring to the website not the slicer, but thanks for your comment!
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    Help choosing the right meat slicer?!?!

    I ordered it, and then googled "woot." I'm a little concerned with all of the negative reviews out there, but have seen it mention on SMF quite a lot, plus you said you ordered from there so hopefully it will be ok.....
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    Help choosing the right meat slicer?!?!

    awesome! I just checked yesterday and there wasn't one, I ordered it! Thanks!!
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    Help choosing the right meat slicer?!?!

    I can wait
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